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The land which gives title to a baron. [Obs.]

That which gives notice of danger. Modest doubt is called The beacon of the wise. Shak. Beacon fire, a signal fire.

One who gives credit to the truth of the Scriptures, as a revelation from God; a Christian; -- in a more restricted sense, one who receives Christ as his Savior, and accepts the way of salvation unfolded in the gospel. Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers. Book of Com. Prayer.

A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot. The better hand . . . gives the nose its bergamot. Cowper .

ion. Strong love is a bias upon the thoughts. South. Morality influences men's lives, and gives a bias to all their actions. Locke.

A view of life; that which gives such a view.

the preparation of genuine ( and sometimes of the imitation) Russia leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor. (b) An oil prepared from the black birch (B. lenta), said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for which it is largely sold.

, but with fleshy, farinaceous roots, growing in the mountains of Idaho, Montana, etc. It gives the name to the Bitter Root mountains and river. The Indians call both the plant and the river Spæt'lum.

One who gives publicity, proclaims, or blazons; esp., one who blazons coats of arms; a herald. Burke.

to grant divine favor to. The quality of mercy is . . . twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. Shak. It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue forever before thee. 1 Chron. xvii. 27 (R. V. )

The fleshy nature of man. Nor gives it satisfaction to our blood. Shak.

A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise. In the blossom of my youth. Massinger.

hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; -- so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also boat fly, boat insect, boatman, and water boatman.

r about 550 feet of ascent above the level of the sea. -- Boiling spring, a spring which gives out very hot water, or water and steam, often ejecting it with much force; a geyser. -- To be at the boiling point, to be very angry. -- To keep the pot boiling, to keep going on actively, as in certain games. [Colloq.]…

A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another.

A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body. Johnson.

Fig.: That which gives or strengthens life. The earthquake voice of victory, To thee the breath of life. Byron.

That which gives light; a luminary. By these blessed candles of the night. Shak. Candle nut, the fruit of a euphorbiaceous shrub (Aleurites triloba), a native of some of the Pacific islands; -- socalled because, when dry, it will burn with a bright flame, and is used by the natives as a candle. The oil has many uses.…

demn as wrong; to blame; to express disapprobation of. I may be censured that nature thus gives way to loyalty. Shak.

A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate chamber.